Bowman Gray Getting Ready for the Bigs, Well the History Channel

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In our house the History Channel is actually watched fairly regularly so it's kind of exciting to us that the History Channel is going to film a series following one of the short track racers over at Bowman Gray stadium.  From Channel 14:

WINSTON-SALEM – Reality TV is making its mark on Winston-Salem and Bowman Gray Stadium. A television crew from the History Channel will film its show, “Madhouse,” at the race track this summer.

“They're filming a TV series here that's going to be on the History Channel. And it's about the life and struggles of a Saturday night short tracker here at Bowman Gray Stadium,” Chris Fleming, a driver from Mount Airy, said.

The track is NASCAR’s first and longest running weekly race. Drivers began running their cars at the stadium just one year after NASCAR started.

Ugh

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I think I'm getting old and cranky.  I read the letters to the editor in the paper or the comments posted on local news stories and I really kind of get hot and bothered.  Take this comment from a story on WXII's site about Andy Griffith's affirmation of faith with Grace Moravian Church in Mt. Airy:

"I grew up admiring Andy Griffith and his values. I was shocked and disappointed when he endorsed Obama, who is actively Pro Abortion. Christians need to stand up."

I'd LOVE to know the commenter's feelings about Obama's predecessor's stance on capital punishment. 

Yep.  Old and cranky.

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  • SCIP and Frost & Sullivan Institute Merger Looking a Little Different
    The "grow your own" competitive intelligence network on Ning is ablaze with comments about the SCIP and Frost & Sullivan merger. One of the people on the network contacted FSI directly to get their view of the merger and if what they wrote is accurate it seems to be very different from what SCIP members were told before they voted for the merger. In a way it doesn't matter because SCIP would have folded if the vote had been no, but it also could make the transition pretty ugly if the members feel misled.
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Selling Dad

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Apparently there's a long tradition at the kids' high school of underclassmen skipping the seniors' award ceremony.  Other kids' parents, who apparently are infinitely cooler than me, are taking their kids out for a fun breakfast and then taking them to school at mid-day so they can go to their post-ceremony classes.  My daughter asked if she could go with one of her friends and her cool parent, but I'm old school and figured that part of being a freshman is suffering the indignities that are part of that hellish year of school.  Still, I didn't want to be totally un-cool so I told her that if she came up with a creative idea to "sell" me on the concept of skipping the ceremony I met let her go.  Below are the two marketing campaigns she came up with and were waiting for me when I got home from work yesterday.  The first is a video she shot with her digital camera (that's her younger brother she recruited for the project) and the second is a set of panels she taped to the wall in the hall leading to our bedroom. FYI, she's going to breakfast.

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Vote for Me!

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I love Smitty's Notes, and Smitty ain't too bad either.  I've had the pleasure of meeting with Smitty on a couple of occasions and I consider him a local treasure.  That's why I think it's a HUGE honor to be selected by his readers as one of Winston-Salem's best.  Unfortunately I've never even made it onto the "also mentioned" category in "Best blogs" which really isn't all that surprising, but it is a bummer.  Here's the thing: Smitty's survey is pure in that he doesn't give you multiple choices.  The entire thing is write-in so if no one writes in "jonlowder.com" I'm not gonna get any love.  Now I'm not saying I think that I'm the best blog around (that title rightfully belongs to Esbee'sLife in Forsyth), but I would l-o-v-e to get a mention in Smitty's results as an also-ran (my Mom will tell you I've never been the most ambitious soul) so please, please, please hop on over to the survey and write in JonLowder.com under Best Blog. 

Obviously I'm not averse to pimping my soul for votes, and honestly if I had a million dollars I'd bribe you to vote for me.  For now I'll just have to beg.  Pretty please?

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Hey I Know that Kid!

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I was reading today's sports section in the W-S Journal and saw the picture of a young lady I've had the pleasure of coaching for a couple of soccer seasons, which caused me to sit up and blurt out, "Hey, I know that kid!"  It seems that Kristen Henson, a freshman at Reagan, is a rising track star after coming in third in the 3,200 meter race and fourth in the 1,600 meter race at the state 3-A track meet. Here's the paragraph about her from the story:

Kristen Henson of Reagan, who ran a little track in middle school and is also a junior-varsity volleyball and basketball player, flashed a ton of potential as a distance runner by finishing fourth in the 1,600 and third in the 3,200. Henson a time of 5:13.63 in the 1,600 and in a humid and sun-baked 3,200, she gutted out a time of 12:30.73.

I can tell you from personal experience that she's quite a good soccer player but I think it's probably her fourth favorite sport so we may not be seeing her on the fields in the future as she pursues volleyball, basketball and track.  One thing I know she brings to every sport is the heart of a lion and a competitive streak to match.  I think we'll be reading a lot about her in the coming few years.  Congrats Kristen!